New Situation and Entry Process of Studying in New Zealand in 2022

New Zealand students need to make good preparations for admission, and admission arrangements need to be carried out seriously. It is important to understand the relevant policies. Let's take a look at the new situation and entry process of studying in New Zealand in 2022.

New immigration policy

With the gradual stabilization of the epidemic in New Zealand and the liberalization of the visa-free policy, many qualified international students have gradually returned to New Zealand for further study.

So, what should these students pay attention to before returning to New Zealand?

First of all, lucky classmates will receive an invitation email from their school for Amnesty! !

Congratulations, you have met the border exemption regulations of New Zealand Ministry of Education and New Zealand Immigration Bureau. You need to go through the relevant formalities before the date specified in the email, return to New Zealand and start your study again. Because the start time of each university is different, please pay attention to the invitation email of the university. This border exemption requires invited students to enter New Zealand in the second semester of 20021to start their studies.

After receiving the email, students need to confirm the invitation, either by email or by the form attached to the email. After receiving the email from the students confirming the invitation, the university will issue the updated admission notice and payment list to the students. Please sign the updated admission notice and pay the tuition according to the amount on the bill. Send the signed admission notice and proof of payment to the school in time.

About border exemption application

Students can apply for visa-free travel at the border by logging in to Immigration official website. Pay attention to preparing a deposit certificate of living expenses of NZ $20,000 per year to prove that you have enough funds to live in New Zealand.

About expenses

And remember to prepare more than NZ $20,000 for additional isolation funds. Upon arrival, you will enter the isolation hotel managed by MIQ government. Of course, some schools will pay for students to isolate hotels, but students need to pay first, get a receipt after isolation and then go to school for reimbursement. Single package in isolated hotel: NZD 5520, with an extra charge for each additional adult: NZD 2990, with no charge for children under 3 years old.

About visa materials

After completing the above online form, you will receive an invitation email from the Immigration Bureau to submit your visa. Please pay attention to your email address. Submit visa materials according to the information in the invitation email. Key points: visa materials need to provide a study plan and explain why you need to study in New Zealand. This document is particularly important and will directly affect visa approval. Please pay attention!

After obtaining the visa, please update the ticket information, visa information and MIQ isolation hotel information to the school in time. And follow the entry nucleic acid requirements of New Zealand border management: all inbound passengers must have negative nucleic acid test results (in English) within 72 hours before entering New Zealand.

Entry process

1. When you pass the customs passport check, you need to fill in the passenger entry card. If no entry card is issued to passengers during the flight, the entry card will be issued at the Immigration Department.

2. After checking the passport, passengers should get their luggage and then go to the customs for biological safety inspection. The investigation dog will sniff and/or X-ray the luggage, and may open the luggage to check whether there are any dangerous items.

3. Articles prohibited and restricted by the customs, and articles with biological safety risks.

4. After passport inspection, you should claim your luggage and go to the Customs and Biosafety Department for inspection. In order to protect New Zealand and its environment from infringement, some items that may pose biosafety risks are prohibited from being brought into the country, or must meet entry restrictions or must be declared.

5. Your luggage may need to be sniffed and/or X-rayed by police dogs, or be unpacked to determine whether there are any dangerous substances in your luggage.

Matters needing attention

The New Zealand government stipulates that international students and tourists must declare if they bring more than 10000 NZD in cash when entering New Zealand. Anyone who brings more than RMB 1 10,000 into the country without declaring it will face the risk of being detained or confiscated.

Entry formalities: On the plane, the stewardess will give each passenger a form. New Zealand Entry Card (front), New Zealand Customs Quarantine Declaration Form (back). This form must be filled in English. If you need Chinese translation, please ask the waiter for help.